Researchers at Fudan University, China, reviewed the fundamental mechanisms and recent developments in the selective laser sintering (SLS) of polymers, which is of great help for researchers to learn more about the fantastic ...
Polymers
Nov 1, 2022
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Wind power is an increasingly popular form of renewable energy. However, when it's time to replace the huge turbine blades that convert wind into electricity, disposal is a problem. Now, scientists report a new composite ...
Materials Science
Aug 23, 2022
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Plants use the "lotus effect" to self-clean—water droplets simply roll off and clean the surface to reduce infestation with fungal spores, for example, as Professor Wilhelm Barthlott of the University of Bonn discovered ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 10, 2022
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A team of researchers from the University of Geneva and Aix Marseille University has found that the slime mold Fonticula alba forms a multicellular, dynamic collective when feeding on bacteria. In their paper published in ...
Using a novel polymerization process, MIT chemical engineers have created a new material that is stronger than steel and as light as plastic, and can be easily manufactured in large quantities.
Materials Science
Feb 2, 2022
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Selfies taken by missing persons before they disappear could prove key for future forensic dental identification, according to a researcher studying at the University of Dundee.
Other
Aug 30, 2021
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Northrop Grumman's latest space station delivery includes pizza for seven.
Space Exploration
Aug 11, 2021
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If you didn't have a brain, could you still figure out where you were and navigate your surroundings? Thanks to new research on slime molds, the answer may be "yes." Scientists from the Wyss Institute at Harvard University ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 15, 2021
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A method for making ultrathin sensors for monitoring the health of crops could help farmers grow more food without putting extra demands on the land.
Biotechnology
Jun 21, 2021
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We all love gardens with beautiful flowers and leafy plants, choosing colorful species to plant in and around our homes. Plant scientists, however, may have fallen for the same trick in what they choose to research.
Plants & Animals
May 11, 2021
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